Hundreds of bikers will make their way through the streets of Hull in their bid to tackle vehicle crime.

Members of the biking community are expected to ride through some of the city's crime hotspots including the north Hull estates, Bransholme and the Preston Road estate following a spike in bike theft and antisocial behaviour.

The bikers will be supported by officers from Humberside Police as part of Operation Yellow Fin, aimed at specifically tackling motorbike crime in the city.

The ride, scheduled to take place on April 15, is led by motorbike enthusiast Karl Freebury who has been working closely with police to tackle bike crime.

Karl Freebury has organised a mass bike ride as part of Operation Yellow Fin.

Mr Freebury said: "The purpose of the ride is to awareness of what is happening.

"At the moment, only the bikers are are aware of Operation Yellow Fin, but we want everyone to know about it, in particularly those committing crime.

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"This is a way of almost getting into the living rooms of the thieves, the people who know the thieves and the parents of the thieves. It's about letting them know that the bikers of Hull are onto them and are going to stand up and take action and also for the police to show them they are paying attention.

"The more people that see this, the better. If the bikers are out there meeting people who may be tempted to steal if may make them stop and think twice about what they are doing.

"Even if it stops one or two it will be worth it."

Police seized nearly 70 nuisance motorbikes from youths in an antisocial behaviour crackdown earlier this year

As part of Operation Yellow Fin, police will be carrying out warrants across the city targeting those stealing bikes and making people's lives a misery.

They will also be issuing safety advice to bikers across the city.

A number of bike shops across Hull are also offering discount on safety locks and equipment.

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Chief Inspector Paul Butler, lead officer for Operation Yellow Fin, said: "This operation is specific to Hull and sees us using specific intelligence to tackle those involved in the theft of motorbikes, scooters and mopeds and committing antisocial behaviour.

"We are working with the community and will be carrying out a number of warrants across the city to bring offenders to justice.

"We are also working with bike shops across Hull and I would urge any business wanting to get involved to contact us."

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Mr Freebury says police are making an impact on bike crime since the launch of their operation.

He said: "Six months ago we saw a huge spike in the number of thefts of bikes and antisocial behaviour, to the point where one to two bikes were being stolen every day.

"Since the launch of the operation, the police are making an impact on the crime compared to what it was six months ago. it is still going on but we are being listened to as a community and things are moving forward in the right direction."